HMS Exploit

HMS Exploit is the Birmingham University Royal Naval Unit's Training Patrol vessel, although the unit covers a wide area, taking undergraduates from eight Universities in the region including Loughborough and Warwick.

Built by Vosper Thornycroft and commissioned as HMS Exploit in 1988, the ship is berthed in Penarth, near Cardiff.

HMS Exploit and her Ship's Company introduce students to the traditions and role of the Royal Navy and provide training in the seamanship and navigation skills required to take the ship to sea for weekends and deployments to regional ports around the UK and abroad throughout the year.

In addition to the shore training syllabus the Midshipmen students can make use of all the opportunities that the Services provide, including adventurous training, acquaint visits to ship, submarines and Naval Air Squadrons.

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To provide high-quality sea training experiences to undergraduates from universities, developing seamanship, team building and leadership skills in a maritime environment. These ships also support the Fleet in a range of roles around the UK and European waters, showing the White Ensign in places that larger vessels cannot reach.